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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Photographical Memories from the Himalayas: River Ganga...

River Ganga holds a lot of charm and fascination for most believers and I am no different. I managed to catch up with Her many a times throughout the Char Dham Yatra of mine... Turning a few pages to see where and in what form...

"Of
purifers I am the wind, of the wielders of weapons I am Rama, of fishes
I am the shark, and of flowing rivers I am the Ganga"

"India is great, the Himalaya are great, but the region in the Himalayas where Ganga is born is especially great because that is the place where She (River Ganga) exists in confluence with Narayana." - Skanda Purana

"That
end which a creature is capable of attaining by penances, by
Brahmacharya, by sacrifices, or by practicing renunciation, one is sure
to attain by only living by the side of Bhagirathi and bathing in her
sacred waters." - Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva, Chapter 27, Verse 26

"Mountains of sins accumulated by a sinner in the course of his millions
of transmigrations on earth disappear at a mere touch of the sacred
Ganga water. Cleansed will he be also, who even breathes some of the
air moistened by the holy waters." - Brahmavaivarta Purana

"One who has studied the Bhagavad Gita just a little, drunk even a drop of Ganga water, has worshipped Murari (Krishna) just once, does not meet with Yama (the lord of death)." - Bhaja Govindam, Verse 20, Adi Shankaracharya

"One
may, by putting forth one's best powers, count the stones that occur in
the mountains of Meru or measure the waters that occur in the ocean,
but one cannot count all the merits which belong to the waters of
Ganga."

These pics look so mystical and alluring.River Ganga simmering with divine beauty...ur photos would make anyone free,to pack his bags and straight to these lovely places...And thanks for visit and reading my post,ur words meant a lot to me.

The pics of 'Holy River Ganga' should attract a lot of readers to your esteemed blog. I can definitely feel the holiness of Mother Ganga in these pics. Nicely captured and hats off to your wonderful post!!!

Her colors in the 4th and 5th photos are truly beautiful. I feel cleansed and purified simply looking at them. I'm happy that you've shared these photos of the source, where the waters are most clean and frothy. thanks for sharing Arti. and happy day to you.

I have never seen the ganga as I have only visited vrindavan in the north and seen the yamuna, you lovely quotes on the ganga with the mesmerizing pictures tugs my heart to visit the holy river. My husband was telling me he could plan a trip to delhi next year and also get to visit rishikesh and haridwar.

My MIL also wants me to visit all the holy places as in old age we will not be in good condition to enjoy this beauty.

@zephyr @Pooch purple reign The second last pic is that of a setting sun in Rishikesh. My Sony Ericson mobile camera along with my photography skills is making it look like a moonlit one but it is actually not :)

@gigihawaii There is no difference. Both are just different ways to address one and the same river - River Ganga - flowing through various parts of the country. In the Hindu scriptures, the river is referred to as Ganga.. I am not too sure how and where exactly the word Ganges has come into usage but they both point to the same holy river.

Awesome post as always .Arti i just forwarded a link of your blog to my dear friend Susan who is an episcopal priest from Little Rock USA.She is looking for a spiritual destination somewhere near Delhi and i suggested her to look into your blog for destination like Haridwar and Rishikesh.Once again a big congratulations for maintaing such a beautiful blog.

River Ganga is such a massive, , mysterious, beautiful, and soothing river. I love to see foamy bubbles shimmering or sparkling in the sun. You had such a wonderful company, Arti, travelling through Himarayas , looking at her flowing and listening to her whispers. Have a happy and restful weekend.

"Holding,touching,bathing,pronouncing Ganga" or "merits which belong the water of Ganga" or" man's sin get destroyed by Ganga" and so on.I can feel Ganga is a holy river and it exists people at hand.Thank you sharing.I wish you have a happy christmas.

I have seen Ganga many a times, as it passes it changes in physicality.I have seen it nearest at Hrishikesh it looks divine there though I know further before from where most of your pics are the water there is crystal clear and Icy cold.Thanks for some amazing Pics Arti : )

Hi,Arti.So gorgeous photos of Ganga river.I always feel a powerful life from your photos.The flow,splash and various shaped rocks are great creations in Himalayas!I was off-line for a while.Have a great week and Merry Christmas,Arti.Tomoko.

Oh you so made me smile with this post. You picked up so many nuances in the scenes that I also often see. The sparkles in the water. The framing of the valley. The suns rays casting their streams of light. But the river is where the beauty lies for one to search out it secrets. Wonderful post. By the way I prefer the pop-up post as my connection is a bit slower so when it is embed in the blog the whole page has to load again to post it. Thanks for making it easier for me.

@Arti: Can I add the following information? The name Ganga is the original name as per Hindu Scriptures. During British Rule in India which lasted for few hundred years the name was changed to Ganges for ease of pronunciation. Likewise Mumbai became Bombay, Dilli became Delhi,Kolkata became Calcutta & so on. Like wise the name India was coined by the British to mean the land through which the river Indus flowed.

I always feel I m with my mother when I sit at the banks of gangaji. I feel so relaxed and at home that my heart wants to keep sitting there .Such deep sense of rest,peace and love I don't feel anywhere.and gangaji talks to me and I talk to her. May maa ganga bless all of us with coolness and energy and purity

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